October, 2008

• 26 October

  Persepolis Studies Yield New Findings

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Archeological studies near the ancient city of Persepolis in the southern Iranian province of Fars have resulted in new discoveries.

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• 26 October

  Senior Official: US Pressuring Iraq on Security Pact

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States is putting pressure on Iraqis to accept a security pact that outlines deployment of US troops in Iraq, an influential Iranian cleric said on Friday, after Baghdad called for changes to the draft.

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• 26 October

  Minister: Pakistan Committed to IPI Pipeline Project

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Farooq Naek Friday told the Senate that the government is committed to implement Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.

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• 26 October

  Russia Supports Extended UN Mandate for US in Iraq

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov voiced his country’s support for the idea of allowing the US troops to stay in Iraq under an extended United Nations mandate.

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• 26 October

  Iran: US-Baghdad Security Pact Harms Iraq Sovereignty

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani lashed out on Wednesday at the security deal being negotiated between Baghdad and Washington, saying it impinged on Iraqi sovereignty.

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• 26 October

  Oil Prices Slump even after OPEC Output Cut

  TEHRAN (FNA)-The ongoing global financial crisis has made it truly difficult for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to sustain oil prices by cutting the output, observers say.

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• 26 October

  Iranian, Bahraini Parliaments Sign MoU

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Parliamentary friendship groups of Iran and Bahrain signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Manama on Thursday.

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• 26 October

  Speaker: Crisis-Hit US cannot Afford to Attack Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The US is unlikely to attack Iran in the midst of the global economic crisis, a key Iranian official said in Bahrain last night.

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• 25 October

  Bush signs on to new NATO members

  WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 – U.S. President George W. Bush signed protocols at a White House ceremony in Washington Friday that would allow Albania and Croatia to join NATO. 

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• 25 October

  European lawmakers approve SAA with BiH

  STRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday (October 23rd) overwhelmingly approved the conclusion of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).

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